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Wednesday, 9 December 2020
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Police Commissioner responds to Operation Deans terror attack report
9 Dec 2020The police response in the first 48 hours following the Christchurch mosque attacks has been deemed excellent, but a new report still makes more than 75 recommendations for improvements.
The release… Read more Video, Audio
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
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Whakatāne expecting busy summer with domestic tourism
8 Dec 2020The Whakatāne region is expecting a bumper summer, as Kiwis holiday at home and explore their own backyard.
While businesses directly affected by the Whakaari eruption have taken a big financial hit… Read more Audio
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Push for workers not over - central Otago orchardists
Central Otago orchard owners say the push for workers isn't over as they prepare for harvest season.
Today government ministers visited an apple orchard near Alexandra to speak with workers and… Read more Audio
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'We all want to have a better NZ' - Farid Ahmed responds to terror attacks report
8 Dec 2020A survivor from the Christchurch terror attacks says the greatest gift people can give his martyred wife is to learn the lesson from hate and make this country a safer place for all. Farid Ahmed's… Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch terror attacks were preventable - shooting survivor
8 Dec 2020A man who was shot nine times during the Christchurch terror attacks - believes it was preventable and the Royal Commission of Inquiry findings prove so.
The commission's report found lax practices… Read more Audio
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Tenfold jump in norovirus cases at Auckland early learning centres
There's been a tenfold increase in the number of norovirus outbreaks in pre-schools, kindergartens and daycares in Auckland, in the last month.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service says there were… Read more Audio
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Under-fire Ports of Auckland bosses face Auckland Council
The embattled Ports of Auckland boss has appeared before Auckland Council for a grilling over mounting shipping delays.
The Ports are wholly owned by the council, and today chief executive Tony… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ home ownership rates hit 70-year low
8 Dec 2020Home ownership rates have hit a 70 year low and those working in housing are not at all surprised.
A new 150-page report from Stats NZ titled Housing in Aotearoa: 2020 reveals a grim portrait of the… Read more Audio
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Black smoke billowing from Ponsonby Intermediate school fire
8 Dec 2020Emergency services are responding to a fire at Ponsonby Intermediate school in central Auckland.
The fire is understood to be in the school's techdome where art and textile classes are held.
Black… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 8 December 2020
8 Dec 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Terror attacks report: 'We have to do better' - Andrew Little
8 Dec 2020Andrew Little is the Minister coordinating the response of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain on 15 March 2019 report.
He joins Lisa Owen from the… Read more Video, Audio
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'We should have been safe here' - Christchurch Muslims respond to report
8 Dec 2020'We should have been safe here' - the reaction this afternoon from Christchurch's Muslim communities.
The Imam of Al Noor mosque, Gamal Fouda, says he reported suspicious people around the Deans… Read more Video, Audio
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About this programme
Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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